Rivers United were held to a 1-1 draw with champions Enugu Rangers in week 11 of the EUROMATCH NPFL fixtures on Sunday.

The result means Rivers, now on 18 points, remain top while Rangers also on 18 points are second in the league table.

Rivers United took the lead in the 18th minute through Mbaoma Chijioke before Godwin Obaje made it 1-1 on 54 minutes.

However, in the 71st minute Rangers were reduced to 10 men after Obaje was shown a straight red card.

In Ibadan, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) hammered Abia Warriors 4-1 to make it two wins and a draw in their last three games.

The Oluyole Warriors raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Damilola Akinola(5th minute), Sodiq Ibrahim (42nd minute, 45+2 minute).

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With 10 minutes left Abia Warriors pulled a goal back before Issa Yusuf added the fourth goal for the home team in the 90th minute.

Following the dominant win, 3SC climb up to 10th place on 15 points while Abia Warriors are 17th on 10 points on the log.

At the Aba Township stadium, Enyimba halted their run of three games without a win by edging out Kun Khalifat, which move them out of the relegation zone to 16th on 11 points.

Heading into the encounter Enyimba had lost two an drawn one of their last three league fixtures.

In other games, Inter Lagos were held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Ranchers Bees, Kano Pillars beat Nasarawa United 2-0, Warri Wolves held Plateau United 1-1 in Jos, Bendel Insurance beat Kwara United 2-1 in Ilorin and Katsina United defeated Sporting Lagos 2-1.

By James Agberebi